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  • Language: English

    Published by Guilford Press Ltd. and Wilfrid David Ltd, London, 1948

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    Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A Fire-side Pantomime for Great and Small Children. Edward Ardizzone (illustrator).

  • Published by Smith, Elder and Co., 1851

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    Condition: Very Good. 2nd edition. VG condition book without dust jacket. Boards are clean with little wear, gilt title to spine. Book has clean and bright contents with no markings, endpapers toned, 87pp with B&W illustrations.

  • Published by George Routledge And Sons, 1888

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    Condition: Good. 1888. No edition remarks. 315 pages. No dust jacket. Marbled paper covered boards with cloth spine. A small book. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking. …

  • Language: English

    Published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1850

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    Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Pp. viii, 102, adverts. Illustrated by Richard Doyle. Covers faded and stained. Internally good. Fair+ overall.

  • Published by Harper and Brothers, New York, 1874

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    Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good for Age. No Jacket. 148 pp. Wonderful illustrations. Pages yellowed, hinge loose at front, cover somewhat soiled and worn, gift inscription to former owner in front end paper.

  • Published by London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 1925., 1925

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    Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Macmillan's Miniature Edition reprint. viii, 212 pp + 3 pp ads. frontispiece, vignette on title page & many line drawing illustrations throughout text. Binding beginning to loosen internally. Text clean. red cloth boards with faded gilt lettering on spine. Humorous gilt illustration on front board. Spine faded. Top and bottom of spine and corners rubbed. Overall condition VG. No dust wrapper.…

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    Published by Unknown assumed Smith Elder & Co

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    Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Probably rebound into new covers, some wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, corners bumped and worn, boards showing, top and bottom of spine bumped and worn, surface of covers a little grubby and worn, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear, some marks and stains on edges, including a burn mark that passes through a few pages but some loss of test on page 169 (2 words) title page missing, 'The Rose and The Ring' title page present but rest of story missing, 192pp, 62 b&W plates.…

  • Published by Guildford Press, 1948

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    Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Blue boards. Very slight foxing to the end pages otherwise clean pages. Jacket is protected. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.

  • Language: English

    Published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1864

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    Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. Brown boards [5]+vi-viii+208p,dep,illus. Gilt dentelle Gold crest on front board West Ham High School For Girls Owners book-plate on fep.

  • Language: English

    Published by Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1948

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    Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United KingdomAmazing Book Company

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    Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. This copy is bound in publisher's original light blue cloth covered boards with bright silver gilt titling to the spine There is a small neat inscription to the f.e.p. The unclipped dust wrapper has some minimal edge wear to the top edge, there is some marking to the front panel and is sunned to the spine it has now been covered in clear, removable, protective film. There is a publisher's paper panel to the title page covering the original publishers ( Guilford Press Ltd & Wilfrid David Ltd.) Although the reverse of the title page credits Edward Ardizzone with the design of the title page and the jacket only the title page is clearly his work. The cover is an illustration by thackeray as are all the other illustrations in the book. The Rose and The Ring is a satirical work of fantasy fiction written by William Makepeace Thackeray, originally published at Christmas 1854 (though dated 1855).[1] It criticises, to some extent, the attitudes of the monarchy and those at the top of society and challenges their ideals of beauty and marriage. Set in the fictional countries of Paflagonia and Crim Tartary, the story revolves around the lives and fortunes of four young royal cousins, Princesses Angelica and Rosalba, and Princes Bulbo and Giglio. Each page is headed by a line of poetry summing up the plot at that point and the storyline as a whole is laid out, as the book states, as "A Fireside Pantomime". This edition had illustrations by Thackeray who had once intended a career as an illustrator. Ref SS5. W. M. Thackeray & Edward Ardizzone (illustrator).…

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    Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Circa 1895 Facsimile reprint with 4 stars between verses on p.120. Bound in gray paper. There is a .75 " closed tear on the front cover at the head of spine and and abrasions with small pieces of paper on the spine missing. Soiling on the covers. Initials 'F.S.H" rubber stamped on the first free end paper. Otherwise, pages are age-tanned clean and unmarked. Stapled binding is tight. Includes four illustrations including the frontis in black and white.…

  • Published by Frederick A. Stokes, New York, 1910

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    Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Cover. Good green cloth hardcover with pictorial cover, color frontispiece, numerous black and white illustrations by Gordon Browne no date (circa 1910) cover has some wear, hinges worn. Browne, Gordon (illustrator).

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    Language: English

    Published by Macmillan and Co Limited, St Martin's Street, London, 1908

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    Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. VG, 1908, 57 illust. In red cloth, gilt image to front cover center, corners and edges lightly bumped and worn, some fading. Spine, faded, titles in gilt, edges bumped. Internally, frontis, title page with vignette, [7], (viii) only, [1], 2-212 pp, 57 B&W illustrations (8 full page), [4] adverts, text block edges yellowed, pencil name to fpd, half title with advert to verso, printed by R & R Clark. (153*100 MM). Originally published in 1855, this is the uncommon Macmillan publication, artist not known. (Gumuchian 402 for 1st. Not listed in this form at COPAC or WorldCat). Title continues: or, The History of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo A Fireside Pantomime for Great and Small Children. Relates the misadventures that befell the court of Paflagonia when the Fairy Blackstick cast her magic spells.…

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    hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. slipcase shows signs of wear xiii, 119 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

  • Published by Smith, Elder & Co, London, 1855

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    Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Third Edition. 128pp. Green cloth decoratively stamped in gilt and blind. Pale yellow endpapers; 58 B&W illustrations by the author.Spine ends and corners lightly worn, damp-tain on the rear cover, spine a bit sunned, some slight internal foxing and hand-soiling. "A marvelously funny and witty tale, illustrated with equal humor. A March 2, 1854 entry in diary reads, 'Wrote these days in the Fairy tale.It is wondreful how easy this trickles from the pen.' The story follows the adventures of two young princes, Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo, who are both vying for the hand of the beautiful Princess Angelica. However, their plans are thwarted by the wicked fairy Blackstick, who has her own designs on the throne. Along the way, the princes encounter a host of colorful characters, including a talking rose, a wise old fairy, and a bumbling king. The book is filled with humor, adventure, and whimsy, making it a delightful read for both children and adults". Size: 16mo. William Thackery (illustrator). Book.…

  • Published by Smith, Elder and Co., London, 1865

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    Seller: Green Ink Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, POWYS, United KingdomGreen Ink Booksellers

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    Condition: Good. No Jacket. - Half leather w/ marbled boards, 5 raised bands and black title labels to spine - Leather is heavily rubbed and chipped especially to corners where boards are exposed and spine ends - Covers rubbed and scuffed w/ boards exposed to edges - Title label chipped and label w/ author's name almost approx 1/3 missing - Hinges slightly breached but not open - Fore-edge of text block lightly marked - Some foxing to first and final few leaves - Very small tear to leaf containing pages 95 & 96 - Book ow/ solid and text block clean and bright - xii, 415 pages. …

  • Published by 2nd ed. Chapman and Hall, London, 1845

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    Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 8vo, engraved frontispiece, vi, 311, (24 - C&H catalogue dated October 1846) p. Original green blind stamped cloth, gilt, cream endpapers. Tears to faded backstrip, armorial bookplate on front pastedown, frontis foxed otherwise contents are VG.

  • Published by London: Chapman & Hall, 1849

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    Condition: Good. First edition. Hardcover book . Leather spine and corners over marbled boards, gilt short title and ruled lines to spine. 49pp. With 16 hand-coloured engravings, 15 in plates (including frontispiece and title page vignette), and a b&w engraved vignette on second title page. Satirical school memories and sketches. Covers rubbed and worn. Binding stretched at front but sound. Illustrations are largely bright and clean, though in general the pages have some handling marks- mostly to margins- and some brown spots or small stains. Early owner's name in ink on both endpapers with pencil sketch of a boat on back endpapers. A Good copy. Pictures available. …

  • Language: English

    Published by Chapman & Hall, London, 1843

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    Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Thackeray (illustrator).

  • Published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1850

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    Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Early edition. 102pp.frontispiece. 8 full page black and white plates. Brown boards, spine with gilt ruling. The upper edge of the spine has a light fray,foxing to the endpapers, toning to the edge of the front panel. Otherwise the text and plates are unmarked. "In an irreverent and theatrical plot, in which the dead come back to life, marriage is exposed as really quite dull, and imperialism is mocked mercilessly, Thackeray ridiculously reunites Ivanhoe with his first love, Rebecca, claiming they were wrongly separated in the earlier novel." Size: Octavo. Richard Doyle (illustrator). Book.…

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    Language: English

    Published by Chapman & Hall, London, 1850

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    Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Eight colour plates by Richard Doyle, scattered stains and foxing, square thin red cobbled covers, small 8vo, black spine titles, 1st edn, no ads.

  • Language: English

    Published by Chapman & Hall, London, 1947

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    Seller: Contact Editions, ABAC, ILAB, Toronto, ON, CanadaContact Editions, ABAC, ILAB

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    Leather. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Gilt Lettered and decorated later brown morocco. Gilt edges, marbled endpapers with silk ribbon marker. Bound by BAYNTUN. Original wraps bound in at the end. 22 hand coloured plates including one folding. Illustrations by the author. A delightful book in marvellous condition. William Makepeace Thackeray (illustrator).…

  • Published by Published by Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly, London New edition . London 1863., 1863

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    Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [xii] 415 printed pages of text with many monochrome illustrations by the author throughout. First published in 1843 describing Ireland. L-shaped piece of cloth missing to the top of the spine, rubs across the bottom of the spine which is slightly age darkened, old ink name inside, the contents being in Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. NINETEENTH CENTURY. …

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    Published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1848

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    Leather. Condition: Very Good. The second edition of this charming volume by M. A. Titmarsh, a pseudonym of famed Victorian era author William Makepeace Thackeray. The second edition, published in the same year as the first.Illustrated with a hand coloured frontispiece and title page, and fourteen further hand coloured plates. Collated, complete.These illustrations are the work of the author.A charming festive novella from the author of 'Vanity Fair' and 'The Luck of Barry Lyndon'. In a half morocco binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Rubbing and fading to back strip, with light rubbing to board perimeters. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good. William Makepeace Thackeray (illustrator). book.…

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    Published by Hugh Cunningham, London, 1841

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    Hardcover. First edition. 122 pages. 13 x 12 cm. 4 engraved plates. 19th-century facsimile edition reprint 1841 but later, as evidenced by 4 stars, not 5, between verses on p. 120. Thackeray's account of Napoleon funeral in Paris. Interior contents clean. VAB DUZER 194. Rebound in modern tan boards with cloth backstrip. Near fine.…

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    Published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1848

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    Leather. Condition: Very Good. The second edition of this charming volume by M. A. Titmarsh, a pseudonym of famed Victorian era author William Makepeace Thackeray. The second edition, published in the same year as the first.Illustrated with a hand coloured frontispiece and title page, and fourteen further hand coloured plates. Collated, complete.These illustrations are the work of the author.With an advertisement leaf to the rear.A charming festive novella from the author of 'Vanity Fair' and 'The Luck of Barry Lyndon'. In a quarter morocco binding, with paper covered boards. Rubbing to board perimeters, and back strip head and tail. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, but clean. Very Good. William Makepeace Thackeray (illustrator). book.…

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    Published by Chapman And Hall, London, 1849

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    Hardcover. First edition. 49 pages. 18 x 13.5 cm. One advert page at rear. Sixteen full page illustrations. Fictional account of a boy's educational academy in the 19th century. Interior contents very fresh, bright and clean. Marbled endpapers, raised bands with spine panels gilt decorated with gilt arabesques. Sharp copy. Three quarter morocco and marbled boards. Teg. Fine.…

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    Published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1849

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    Hardback. Condition: Good Only. First edition. The first edition of this charmingly illustrated Christmas novella from William Makepeace Thackeray. The first edition of this work, in the uncommon publisher's original pictorial covered boards.The work of M. A. Titmarsh, a pseudonym of famed Victorian era author William Makepeace Thackeray.Illustrated with a hand coloured frontispiece and title page, and fourteen further hand coloured plates. Collated, complete.These illustrations are the work of the author.With an advertisement leaf to the rear.A charming festive novella from the author of 'Vanity Fair' and 'The Luck of Barry Lyndon'. In the publisher's original pictorial covered boards. Bumping to board perimeters and back strip head and tail, with loss of paper to back strip. Major handling marks to rear board, with losses of paper to fore edge of board. Further handling marks and rubbing to front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright. Spotting throughout, to each page. Good Only. William Makepeace Thackeray (illustrator). book.…

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    Published by Smith, Elder, & Co.

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    Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1850. First edition. Illustrated with 15 aquatint engraved plates, including the title and frontispiece. Bound in full tan polished calf by Zaehnsdorf. Spine with raised bands, two red morocco labels, and gilt in compartments. Fine.

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    Published by Smith, Elder, & Co., London, United Kingdom, 1866

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    hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The Kickleburys on the Rhine, Mr. M. A. Titmarsh (William Makepeace Thackeray) â" 1866 Edition Publication: London, Smith, Elder, & Co., 1866 Formatting: Square 8vo, pp. [vi], xv, [i], 87. Condition Report: Very Good. Bound in the publisher's original blind-stamped plum cloth with a gilt vignette and titling to the front board, this copy remains highly presentable. Protected by a mylar cover, the cloth exhibits a pleasing brightness, though it displays mild, expected rubbing to the extremities, minor bumping to the corners, and slight, historic wear at the spine head and tail. The binding remains tight and structurally sound, with secure hinges and firm yellow endpapers. Internally, the text block is very well preserved; the pages and the sixteen hand-coloured plates (including the frontispiece and title vignette) show occasional, localised foxing and minor age-toning typical of the era, but are overwhelmingly bright and clean. All edges gilt. An altogether handsome, well-preserved surviving example. Catalogue Note: This 1866 printing of The Kickleburys on the Rhine, published by Smith, Elder, & Co., is a vibrant later issue of William Makepeace Thackeray's celebrated Christmas Book. Originally published in late 1850 under his famous pseudonym, Mr. M. A. Titmarsh, the work was issued in both plain and hand-coloured states. This copy boasts the highly desirable hand-coloured plates, sixteen in total, including the frontispiece and title vignette, beautifully capturing Thackeray's own satirical illustrations. As an early posthumous reprint by Smith, Elder, & Co., this volume successfully reproduces the charm of the true firsts and the notable 1851 Second Edition (which first introduced his famous defensive preface, An Essay on Thunder and Small Beer). Mid-century printings of Thackeray's Christmas books in their original, un-restored publisherâs cloth are becoming increasingly scarce on the open market, particularly when the delicate hand-colouring remains this vivid and intact. Written and illustrated by William Makepeace Thackeray under his popular pseudonym Mr. M. A. Titmarsh, The Kickleburys on the Rhine is a sharp, satirical romp through 19th-century Europe. The narrative follows the pretentious English Kicklebury family as they embark on a grand cultural tour down the Rhine, encountering a delightfully chaotic cast of eccentric characters, social climbers, and European nobility. Originally part of Thackeray's celebrated series of 'Christmas Books,' this work masterfully blends his biting literary wit with whimsical artwork, offering a timeless and humorous critique of the English upper classes abroad. William Makepeace Thackeray (illustrator).…